User feedback integration to fine-tune a number of features. Special thanks to Daniel, Dana, Richard, and Fred for their feedback and help to make a better Prizmo!

Ability to perform a cleanup in batch mode and in the Automator action (Daniel).

Restored the black cleanup mode of the previous Prizmo (Dana). There are now 4 cleanup choices [None, Black, Gray, Color] that you can choose from, with Black more suited to text (very high contrast), and Gray/Color more suited to mixed image and text documents.

Fixed PDF quality and dpi matching (Richard). Internal DPI estimate for a PDF document is now more accurate, depending on the included images.

Using appropriate software solutions when scanning various types of documents can lead to a better user experience. Prizmo is a Mac OS X application that helps you deal with the scanning process and also provides OCR (Optical Character Recognition) capabilities.

Compatible with various devices, and designed to help you grab and process screenshots with great ease

Prizmo is able to communicate with all sort of scanning devices: compact or DSLR cameras (if your camera has a high resolution you can use it instead of a scanner), or scanners that are supported by your operating system.

In addition, Prizmo is also able to capture and process screenshots: at launch, the application places a small icon in your status bar which you can use to activate the image capturing process. The image will be sent to the Prizmo main window where you can process it further.

You can use Prizmo to extract the text contained in an image file via its OCR tool, but keep in mind that you need high resolution photos for better results.

By default, Prizmo includes support for 10 languages: English, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian. However, the app allows you to extend the languages library through individual downloads (over 30 optional languages are available).

Even if you are using a camera to capture a snapshot of a document, Prizmo offers you the possibility to adjust the image to achieve the best quality possible. The application will use a grid to straighten the image and to eliminate the page curvature.

Powerful solution for managing scanned documents

At the same time, Prizmo allows you to download calibration models for your camera and enables you to make manual adjustments. This way you can correct the lest distortion effects and capture better images.

Prizmo comes with an user friendly interface but also provides a collection of very efficient tools that can help you make the most out of your scanned documents. Moreover, thanks to the included image correction tools, you will be able to use your digital camera as a scanner without compromising on quality.

Prizmo was reviewed by Iulia Ivan, last updated on December 17th, 2014